Nation and World
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Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack
Jan 02, 2026 5:18 pm - A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators...
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Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row
Jan 02, 2026 5:13 pm - NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax b...
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Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
Jan 02, 2026 4:46 pm - CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they cam...
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Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
Jan 02, 2026 4:33 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June.
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Revelers at Swiss Alpine bar describe horror and panic when a fire broke out, leaving about 40 dead
Jan 02, 2026 7:42 am - A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, many in their teens to mid-20s.
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Kim’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea
Jan 02, 2026 7:37 am - The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father's potential heir.
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Trump wants to overhaul the ‘president's golf course.’ He hasn't played there yet
Jan 02, 2026 7:31 am - President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there's a military golf course that he's never played that he's eyeing for a major construction project.
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Zelenskyy names Ukraine’s head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff
Jan 02, 2026 7:23 am - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine's military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to end Russia's nearly 4-year-old invasion.
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Rain soaks Rose Parade in California and snow squalls hit Midwest and Northeast on first day of 2026
Jan 01, 2026 5:39 pm - Rain poured down on the iconic Rose Parade Thursday for the first time in 20 years, as flood warnings and evacuation orders in Southern California joined snow squalls and frigid temperatures in the country's midsection to mark the first day of 2026.
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About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration
Jan 01, 2026 4:59 pm - CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Sw...